VShell v1.2 Goes Official

VanDyke Software Thursday concluded its six-week beta cycle for VShell v1.2 with the official release of the Windows NT telnet server.

The new release offers X.509 certificate support and other enhancements to improve the security and management of public keys.

VanDyke Software Thursday concluded its six-week beta cycle for VShell v1.2 with the official release of the Windows NT telnet server.

Among the new features in v1.2 is the capability to use smart cards and other physical security devices for secure two-factor public-key authentication with VShell's file-based X.509 certificate support. Two-factor authentication requires both a physical device and a password or phrase to gain access to network resources.

"The immediate value of X.509 certificate support is to expand authentication options," said Jeff Van Dyke, president of VanDyke Software, "X.509 is a building block for large-scale network security, and is an important first step in our development of a public-key infrastructure for Secure Shell."